area in Söderhamn Municipality

Söderhamn centrum

2,124 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalitySöderhamn

population2,124

area code2182R010

A RegSO (regional statistical area) is Statistics Sweden's division of the country into 3,363 areas of roughly equal population. The boundaries do not always follow what the place is called day to day.

Statistics Sweden · area statistics

Who lives here

Demographics

Population (SCB)higher than 40% of areas2,124

Share 65++3.7 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 94% of areas34.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+7.6 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 62% of areas73.9 %

Share foreign background+13.2 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 71% of areas28.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-15 % vs Söderhamn · higher than 5% of areas266 tkr

Share low economic standard+8.0 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 89% of areas25.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-4.9 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 3% of areas11.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+6.8 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 73% of areas72.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-89 % vs Söderhamn · higher than 89% of areas36.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-4.2 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 11% of areas76.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-46.2 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 15% of areas15.4 %

Share rental housing+27.6 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 84% of areas54.9 %

Share of housing co-ops+19.3 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 75% of areas28.4 %

Share single-family houses-49.3 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 18% of areas17.5 %

Share built before 1940+5.6 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 89% of areas25.2 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 31% of areas844 st

Statistics Sweden figures per RegSO area. The reference compares with the municipality as a whole; the percentile with all other areas in Sweden.

the population

Age distribution

1,036men

1,079women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

113

80+

198

marital status

Unmarried1,140

54 %

Married520

24 %

Divorced296

14 %

Widowed170

8 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Söderhamn centrum. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.

six axes

The area's DNA

FlatsHouses

Owned homesRentals

Newer housingTurn of the century

Lower incomesHigher incomes

Shorter educationLonger education

YoungerMore 65+

The bar shows where the area sits between the poles, as a percentile among Sweden's 3,363 areas. The poles describe; they do not grade.

2011 to today

Development over time

Area typeStatistics Sweden classification 20242 · Socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden24 in 2011 → 8 in 2024percentile 8

Population 20252,058 in 20102,124

Economic standard, medianin 2024239 tkr

Statistics Sweden's socio-economic index (TAB6586) per year, expressed as the area's percentile in Sweden — higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.

Election Authority

Parliamentary election 2022

78.2 %turnout

S43.8 %

SD21.6 %

M13.6 %

V6.2 %

C5.9 %

KD3.8 %

MP2.0 %

L1.8 %

Parliamentary election 2022, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points — an estimate, not an official area result. Here 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Söderhamnurban area310 m Forsbackasmall locality1.7 km Forsbackasmall locality1.8 km Inasmall locality4.1 km Borgsmall locality4.3 km Klapparvik, Malenedal och Källvikurban area5.1 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Söderhamn centrala staden norr1.0 km Söderhamn centrala staden söder1.5 km Bergviksbygden3.2 km Sandarne6.5 km Söderala-Mo9.2 km Ljusne11 km Norrala-Trönö12 km Bergvik-Vannsätter16 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalitySöderhamn Municipality

The figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.

what is it like to live in Söderhamn?

24,545population

370 tkrmedian income

47.2 yearsaverage age